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This tool relates English terms to concepts from the SUMO ontology by means of mappings to WordNet synsets.

According to WordNet, the verb "pound" has 8 sense(s).

201880113 move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast".

201302365 shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits; "The prisoners are safely pounded".

201302183 place or shut up in a pound; "pound the cows so they don't stray".

201414626 hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist".

200331514 break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle; "pound the roots with a heavy flat stone".

201925548 move heavily or clumsily; "The heavy man lumbered across the room".

201575146 strike or drive against with a heavy impact; "ram the gate with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door".

201563996 partition off into compartments; "The locks pound the water of the canal".

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